Marley

“Boundary clearing, pleasant clearing, or marten's clearing” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #322 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Marley reached its best rank, #145, in 2008 and ranked #322 in 2025. Roughly 33,000 girls have been named Marley since 1937. Together with its spelling variants Marlee (#536) and Marlie (#1422), Marley would rank around #188 with about 1,700 births last year — the newborns split about 57/34/9 across Marley, Marlee, and Marlie.

Around the world: about 1 in 690 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,500 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marleys

Marley Shelton — American actress
Marley Dias — American activist and writer
Marley Munroe — Los Angeles-based vocalist
Marley Spearman — British golfer (1928-2011)
Marley Shriver — American swimmer

In stories & tradition

Marley Rose — Glee
Marley Hudson — As the World Turns
Marley — Pokémon Diamond · Pokémon Pearl

What Marleys become

Among 50 notable people named Marley:

Sports figures appear 2.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marley Spearman, British golfer (1928-2011).

Similar names: Marlee · Hayden · Maren · Harley · Brooklynn · Charlee

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